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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1923)
Wreck of Seven Destrovers Is y Puzzling Navy ^^fficials Hint Tidal Wave or Reaction of Japanese Quake Responsible f for Disa|ter. Washington, Sept. 10.—Lacking even the barest official explanation of the loss of seven first-class destroyers on the California coast, :aval officials tonight continued to withhold judgment on what they ermed the most severe peace-time low the navy has ever sustained. Unofficial description of the scene >f the wreck and known peeuliari , ies of the costal area in which It occurred, led to the belief by some officials that a tidal disturbance of unusual force threw the destroyers far off their course, probably with out the knowledge of the officers on board. A possible connection between such a phenomena and the recent Japan ese earthquake was discussed. Rec ords of the hydrographic, office and teports of naval officers who have served extensively on the California coast agreed that the Santa Barbara section frequently experiences a strong coastward tide, attributable tn no known marine factor. It was suggested that such a tide might have been in force Sunday night, augmented by a transpacific reflex ' of the Japanese shelf’s shifting. Even In such a case, however, de partment officials were unanimous in confessing their inability to see in it a complete explanation of the catastrophe. Under all known types of cruising formations, they said, it was inconceivable that a warning could not have been given fnom the first or second ship to go aground which would serve to divert the re mainder. Secretary Denby said the depart ment would await the report of the board of Investlgatioh—organized automatically ns soon as the acci Want was reported to the commander ■n-chlef—before he would decide whether an inquiry would be or dered to fix personal responsibility. Records of the navy show the service has been singularly free from losses to its destroyer branch. Out of 341 such ships which have been commissioned since the type was first adopted. only one previous wreck by grounding has been re corded. Samardick Used Own Money to Buy Motor ....... Enemies of Robert Samardick, gen eral prohibition agent, have circu lated a report that he bought a new automobile for $1,400 and "paid for it in $5 and $10 bills.” Samardick has obtained an affidavit from the motor company showing that he hag paid only $640 on the car and is pay ing the balance in motnhly install ments. He sent the affidavit to Washington. “X am a single man, make a fair salary and when I am away from Omaha have all my expenses paid, gjgggit is not surprising that I have been able to buy a car honestly,” said Rob. Union Station '‘Dolled Up” to Welcome Rail Employes The Union station here is taking on a £ala appearance as workmen are busy decorating it and getting it In readiness for the arrival of the Union Pacific employes who will gather here for “Union Pacific-day.” The building is being decorated pro fusely with red, white and blue bunt ing and red, green and yellow pen nants. A huge sign reading "Wel come Visitors,” occupies a conspicu ous place on the train shed entrance. More than 10,0000 Union Pacific employes are expected here for the parade on September 14. r A Good Place to Buy LIGHTING FIXTURES 1409 Harney Street St/vc^mrsload^^^ directly from the depots to * <«Mm of Omaha y Absolutely Pure imparled POMPEIAN ‘OLIVE OIL Sold Everywhere U - • .... d -J HI If 01*18. .Midiacl O’llallorun, an orphan news boy. finds a little lame girl screaming with fright for fear that she will be l>la< ed in an orphanage. Her grand mother has Just died. Mickey in «ympa thetic and fakes the child to his home and attempt* to care for her. Dougin* Bruce, a corporation lawyer, ha* seen Mickey and wants to adopt, him a* his little brother. However, before he can mention tile subject, Mickey dis appear*. He tells all of this to Leslie Win ton, hi* sweetheart, and declare* that he will find Mickey yet. Mickey In the meantime struggle* to fret thing* for Lily Teaches, tne little ame girl. lie find* that It 1* Impos sible to tell anyone about her for fear that any stranger will force him to put the child In an orphanage. One woman threatens this and Mickey leaves her, determined to help no on© for fear that In the conversation he will tell about the girl. He ha* hardly gone a block when a woman falls and strike* her head, losing consciousness. He helps take her to a hospital. There he meets a nurse, who gives him thing* for 1 caches and Instructs him In how to core for her. Douglas Bruce and Leslie W inton be come engaged ami on the morning fol lowing their betrothal go to the swamp to make the basket as agreed. (Continued from Yesterday) “Of c6ursa|” she cried. “We must. We simply must find things. Father may call any minute. Let go my hand and follow behind me. Keep close. Douglas!” ' "Go slowly, so I can watch before and overhead.” “Yes!" she answered, "There! There. Douglas!” "Ah! There they are!” he exulted. "But I can't take them!” she pro tested. "Only a few, Leslie. Look before you! See how mnny there are!" he said. "Douglas, cduld there by, more won derful flowers than the moccasins and slippers?" she asked. "Scarcely more wonderful: there might be more delicate and lovely!” "Farther! Let us go farther!”, she urged. Her cry closed the man's arms around her. Then there was a long silence dur ing which they stood on the edge of a small open space breathlessly worshiping, but it was the Almighty they were now adoring. Here the moss lay in a flat carpet, tinted deeper green. Water willow rolled its ragged reddish-tan hoops, with swel ling bloom and leaf buds. Overflow ing pitcher plants grew in Irregular beds, on slender stems, lifting high their flat buds. But scattered in groups here and there, sometimes with massed similar colours, some times in clumps and variagated patches, stood the rare, early fringed orchis, some almost white, others pale lavender and again the deeper colour of the moccasins; while every where on stems, some a foot high, nodded the exquisite lavender and white sjiowy orchis. "Count!” he commanded. "Douglas, why didn't the squaw—?'* asked Leslie. "Maybe she didn't come this far,” he said. "Perhaps she knows by ex perience that these are too fragile to remove. You may not be able to handle them, Leslie." “I'm going to try,” she said. "But first I must make my basket. We’ll go back to the osiers to weave it and then come here to fill it. "Douglas, look there!” ■'There" was a group .of purple-lav ender, white-lipped bloom, made by years of spreading from one root, un til above the rank moss and beneath the dark tamarack branch the picture appeared Inconceivably delicate. So they returned to the osiers. Res ile ponderd edeeply a few seconds, then resolutely putting Douglas aside, she began cutting armloads of pale yellow orlers. Finding a suitable place to work, she swiftly and deftly selected perfect, straight evenly col ored ones, cutting them the same length, then binding the tip ends firmly with raffia she had brought to substitute for grass. Then with fine slips she began weaving, gradually spreading the twigs while inwardly giving thanks for the lessons she had taken in basketry. At las she held up a big, pointed, yellow basket. “Ready!” she said. "Beautiful!” cried Douglas. Resile carefully lined the basket with moss In which the flowers grew, working the heads Between the open spaces she had left. She bent three twigs dividing her basket top in exact thirds. One of these she filled with the whitest, ope with stronger, and one with the deepest lavender, placing the tallest plants in the center so that the outside ones would show complete ly. Then she lifted by the root ex quisite showy orchis, lavender-hooded, white-lipped, the tiniest plants she could select and set them around the edge. She bedded the moss-wrapped roots In the basket and began border ing the rim and entwining the handle with a delicate vine. She leoked up at Douglas, her face thrilled with triumph, flushed with exertion, her eyes humid with feeling, while he gazed at her stirred to the depth of his heart with sympathy and the won der of possession. " 'Bearer of Morning,’ you win!” she crjed triumphantly. "There is no use going farther. Ret me carry that to your father, and he too will say so.” "I have a reason for working out our plan," she said. "Fes? May I know?" he asked. “Surely!” she answered. “ You re member what you told me about the Minturns. When you really think of it, that is so dreadful, Douglas. If they once felt what we do now. could it all go? There must be something left! You mention him oftener than any other one man, so you must ad mire him deeply; I know her as well as any woman I meet in society, bet ten than most; I had thought of ask ing them to be the judges. She Is in terested in music and art; it would please her and be perfectly natural for me to ask her; you are on inti mate terms with him from your of fices being opposite; there could lie no suspicion of any ulterior motive In having them. I don't know that it would accomplish anything, hut it would let them know, to begin with, that we consider them friends; so It would be natural for them to come with us; if we can't manage more than that today, it will give us ground to try again.” "Splendid!” he said. "A splendid plaftT' It would let them see that at least our part of the world thinks of them together, anil expects them to be 'friends." "There is he horn! Your father is waiting.” A surprise was also waiting. Mr. Winton had not only found the squaw who brought the first basket, but he had made her understand so thorough ly what was wanted that she had come with him, while at his sugges tion she had replaced the moccasin basket as exactly as she could and also made an effort at decoration. She was smiling woodenly when Les lie anil Dougins approached, but as Leslie's father glimpsed and cried out oter her basket, the squaw frowned, drawing back. "Where you find 'em?" she de manded. "In the swamp!” Leslie nodded backard. The squaw grunted disapprovingly. "Lowry no buy 'em! Sell slipper! Sell moccasin! No sell weed!” Leslie looked with shining eyes at her father. "That lies with Lowry,” he said. '"I'll drive you there and bring you back, and you’ll have the ride and the money for your basket. That’s all that concerns you. We won't come here to make any more. The squaw smiled again, so they started to the city. They drove straight to the Winton residence fur the slippers. While Mrs. Winton and the squaw went to take the baskets to Lowry’s and leave Douglas at tAa office, Leslie in his car went to Mrs. Minturn's. "Don’t think I'm crazy,” laugjied Leslie, as Mrs. Minturn came back to meet her. "I want to use your exquisite taste and art instinct a few minutes. We’ve a question up. You know the wonderful stuff the Indians bring down from the swatnps to sell on the streets and to the florists?” “Indeed yes. What is It you want?” "Why, you see,” said Leslie, look ing eagerly at Mrs. Minturn, “you see there are three flower' baskets at Lowry’s. Douglas Bruce is going to buy me the one I want most for a present, to celebrate a very important occasion, and I can’t tell which is most artistic. I want you to decide. Will you come?" "Leslie, you aren’t by any chance asking me to select your betrothal gift, are you?” Leslie's face was rose-flushed, smil ing wonderment. She had hastily slipped off her swamp costume. Joy that seemed as if it must he fmper ishable shone on her brightly illu mined face. With tightly closed, smile-curved lips she vigorously nod ded. The elder woman bent to kiss her. "Of course. I'll come!" she laughed. “I feel thrilled, and flattered. And I congratulate you sincerely. Bruce is a tine man." "I’ll be ready In a minute,” said Mrs. Minturn. When Mrs Minturn returned she was In a delightful mood, her fare eager, her dress beautiful. Leslie wondered if this wunian ever had known a care, then remembered that not long before she had lost s little daughter. Leslie explained as they went swiftly through the streets. “You won't mind waiting only • You Don’t Have to Wait till'Saturday to buy groceries at reduced prices. Our prices are good for all week. Our policy has resulted in record-break - ing sales. WATCH US GROW! Pure Cane Sugar, 10 lbs., 86c Fancy Elberta Peaches, Crate 97c Can Your Peaches Now P. & G. White Naptha Soap, Ba0™ 42c Crisco, IV2 lb. Can, 32c Chocolate Covered Cherries,29c Sunset Gold Butter, per lb, 47c Queen Quality Flour, 6 Bagnd 22c Coffee Your Luck, 40c Queen Olives, Libby’s,3}?* 13c Jello, All Flavors,10c Hershey’s 1 lb. Cocoa, 32c second until I run up to Mr. Bruce's offices?" she asked. He was ready, so together they stopped at Mr. Minturn's door. Doug las whispered: "Watch the office hoy. Ufc is Minturn's little brother I told you about. ” Leslie nodded and entered gayly. "Please ask Mr. Minturn if he will see Miss Winton and Mr. Douglas Bruce a minute?" she said. An alert, bright-faced lad bowed politely, laid aside a book and entered the inner office. "Now let me!” said Leslie, "flood May, Mr. Minturn!" she cried. "Posi tively enchanting! Take that forbid ding look off your face. Come for a few minutes Maying! It will do you much good, and me more. All my friends are pleasuring me today. So I want as good a friend of Mr. Bruce as you, to be in something we have planned. You just must!” "Has something delightful hap pened?" asked Mr. Minturn, retain ing the hand Leslie offered him us he turned to Douglas Bruce. "You must ask Miss Winton,” he said. Mr. Minturn's'eyes questioned her sparkling face, while again with closed lips she nodded. "My most earnest congratulations to each of you. May life grant you even more than you hope for, and from your faces, that is no small wish to make for you. Surely I’ll come! What is it you have planned?" "Something lovely!" said Leslie. “At Lowry’a are three flower flask ets that are Father bewildering. I am to have one for my betrothal gift, but I can’t decide. 1 appealed to Mrs. Minturn to help me, and she agreed; she la waiting below. Mr. Bruce named you for him; so you two and Mr. Lowry are to choose the most artistic bfudiet for me, then if I don’t agree, I needn't take it, but I want to see what you think. You’ll come, of course?" Mr. Minturn's face darkened at the mention of ‘ his wife, while he hesi tated and looked penetratingiy at Les lie. She was guileless, charming, and eager. "Very well," Mr. Minturn said gravely. "I’m I surprised, hut also pleased. Beautiful young ladies have not appealed to me so often of late that I can afford to miss the chance of humoring the must charming of her sex.” "See my captive!" cried Leslie, as she emerged from the building and crossed the walk to the car. "Mr. Bruce and Mr. Minturn are great friends, so as we passed his door we brought him along by force." "It certainly would require that to bring hint anywhere in my company.” said Mrs. Minturn coldly. The shock of the cruelty of the remark closed Douglas’ lips, but it was Leslie’s day to bubble, so she resolutely set herself to heal and cover the hurt. They entered the florist's, and on a glass table faced the orchids, the slippers, the fringed basket and the moccasins. Mr. Winton and the squaw were waiting, while the florist was smiling In gratification, hut the Mlnturns went to the flowers without a word. They simply stood and looked. Each of the baskets was in perfect condition. The flowers were as fresh as at home In the swamp. Each was a thing of wondrous beauty. Each deserved the mute tribute it was exacting. Mr. Minturn studied them with gradually darken ing face. Mrs. Minturn repeatedly olrened her lips as If she would speak, hut did not. She stepped closer and gently turned the flowers and lightly touched the petals. ‘‘BcauttfuK" she said at last. “Beau tiful:" Then: “Honestly, Leslie, did you hear a bird sing that strain from Martha?" “Yes:” said Leslie. “I did. And if you will go with me to the swamp where those flowers came from, you shall hear one ritjg a strain that will Instantly remind you of the opening chorus, while another renders D1 Pro venza II Mar from Travlata.” The lady turned again to the flow ers. She was thinking something deep and absorbing, but no one could have guessed exactly what it might be. Finally: “I have decided,” she said. “Shall we number these one. two and three, and so indicate them?" “Yes,” said Leslie a little breath lessly. “Put your initials to the slips and I'll read them," offered Douglas. Then he smilingly read aloud: “Mr. Lowry, one. Mrs. Minturn, two. Mr. Min turn, three!” "I cast the deciding vote," cried Leslie. "One!” The squaw seemed to think of a war-whoop, but decided against it. “Now be good enough to state your reasons," said Mr. Winton. “Why do you prefer the slipper basket, Mr. Lowry?” “It satisfies my sense of the artistic.” ADVKKTIHKMKNT. Prepared Especially for Infants and Children of All Ages Mother! Fletcher’s Castoria has been In use for over 30 years as a pleasant, harmless substitute for Cas tor OH, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups. Contains no nar cotics. Proven directions are on each package. Physicians everywhere rec ommend it. The genuine bears signature of "Why the fringed basket, Mrs. Mlnturn?” “Because it contains daintier, more wonderful flowers than the others, and Is by far the most pleasing pro duction.” “Now, Mlnturn, your turn. Why do you like the moccasin basket?” “It makes the deepest appeal to me," he answered. “But why?" persisted Mr. Winton. “If you will have It—the mocca sins are the color I once loved on the face of my little daughter.” “Now, Leslie!" said Mr. Winton hurriedly as he noted Mrs. Minturn's displeased look. "Must I tell?” she asked. "Yes.” said her father. “DourIss selected It for me, so I like It best." (Cuntineil I, the Morning Ben Tomorrow ! T = Coat Dresses, $22.50 t All-wool Poiret Twills in navy , and Rosewood, $27.50 and f $28.50 values, (99 Eft I Tuesday at. •PAj&n UU V. This fine train of all-steel equip ment provides service between Omaha and St. Louis at the most convenient hour. Leaves Omaha..5:55p.m. Arrives St. Louis_7:55 a. m. 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